inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
higher rank; better position
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
Ministry of Personnel (Tang-dynasty China)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
verbal promise; one's word
to hand over; to surrender
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
almost every day; constantly
judgment; judgement; discernment
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no